The Crucial Role of Awareness and Education in Promoting Effective Diabetes Self-Management and Reducing the Risk of Complications

Hilal Akay Çizmecioglu; Mevlüt Hakan Göktepe; Ahmet Cizmecioglu

Makale detayları

The Crucial Role of Awareness and Education in Promoting Effective Diabetes Self-Management and Reducing the Risk of Complications

Yazarlar:

Hilal Akay Çizmecioglu | Mevlüt Hakan Göktepe | Ahmet Cizmecioglu

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Health Care Administration

Dergi:

Konuralp Medical Journal Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.353-359

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301712

pISSN:

1309-3878

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Özet:

 Objective: Disease awareness is a pivotal factor in the management of illness. In chronic and progressive conditions, such as diabetes mellitus DM, this awareness can be as effective as pharmacological interventions. This study aimed to assess how aware diabetic patients are of the complications of their disease. Method: This cross-sectional survey included patients diagnosed with DM. A total of 14 survey questions, divided into 7 different categories, were directed at the patients. The singular questions evaluated the patients awareness of the complications, while the associated-secondary questions aimed to inquire about the sources of their awareness. Result: In this study, a survey was conducted with 300 diabetic patients, yielding a response rate of 90.2. The mean age was 53 years. The level of awareness of complications was high among all patients 80.5. The awareness level of ocular-related complications was the highest, while that of neuropathy was the lowest 50. When patients were categorized by educational status, education increased awareness but decreased adherence to combined drug use. The patients doctors were identified as the most significant source of support for raising awareness of complications. This support was further enhanced by the educational level. Conclusion: High levels of awareness of complications related to diabetes, still being primarily provided by doctors, and improvement of patients educational status, can lead to a decrease in the number of patients with a poor prognosis. Therefore, increasing awareness of diabetes-related complications and improving patients educational status may positively impact reducing the incidence of poor prognosis among diabetes patients.

 Objective: Disease awareness is a pivotal factor in the management of illness. In chronic and progressive conditions, such as diabetes mellitus DM, this awareness can be as effective as pharmacological interventions. This study aimed to assess how aware diabetic patients are of the complications of their disease. Method: This cross-sectional survey included patients diagnosed with DM. A total of 14 survey questions, divided into 7 different categories, were directed at the patients. The singular questions evaluated the patients awareness of the complications, while the associated-secondary questions aimed to inquire about the sources of their awareness. Result: In this study, a survey was conducted with 300 diabetic patients, yielding a response rate of 90.2. The mean age was 53 years. The level of awareness of complications was high among all patients 80.5. The awareness level of ocular-related complications was the highest, while that of neuropathy was the lowest 50. When patients were categorized by educational status, education increased awareness but decreased adherence to combined drug use. The patients doctors were identified as the most significant source of support for raising awareness of complications. This support was further enhanced by the educational level. Conclusion: High levels of awareness of complications related to diabetes, still being primarily provided by doctors, and improvement of patients educational status, can lead to a decrease in the number of patients with a poor prognosis. Therefore, increasing awareness of diabetes-related complications and improving patients educational status may positively impact reducing the incidence of poor prognosis among diabetes patients.

 Objective: Disease awareness is a pivotal factor in the management of illness. In chronic and progressive conditions, such as diabetes mellitus DM, this awareness can be as effective as pharmacological interventions. This study aimed to assess how aware diabetic patients are of the complications of their disease. Method: This cross-sectional survey included patients diagnosed with DM. A total of 14 survey questions, divided into 7 different categories, were directed at the patients. The singular questions evaluated the patients awareness of the complications, while the associated-secondary questions aimed to inquire about the sources of their awareness. Result: In this study, a survey was conducted with 300 diabetic patients, yielding a response rate of 90.2. The mean age was 53 years. The level of awareness of complications was high among all patients 80.5. The awareness level of ocular-related complications was the highest, while that of neuropathy was the lowest 50. When patients were categorized by educational status, education increased awareness but decreased adherence to combined drug use. The patients doctors were identified as the most significant source of support for raising awareness of complications. This support was further enhanced by the educational level. Conclusion: High levels of awareness of complications related to diabetes, still being primarily provided by doctors, and improvement of patients educational status, can lead to a decrease in the number of patients with a poor prognosis. Therefore, increasing awareness of diabetes-related complications and improving patients educational status may positively impact reducing the incidence of poor prognosis among diabetes patients.

 Amaç: Hastalık farkındalığı, hastalık yönetiminde önemli bir faktördür. Diyabet gibi kronik progresif bir hastalıkta bu bilinç ilaçlar kadar etkilidir. bu çalışmada diyabetli hastaların hastalıklarının komplikasyonlarından ne kadar haberdar olduklarını ölçmeyi amaçladık. Methot: Bu kesitsel anket çalışmasına diyabet tanısı olan hastalar dahil edilmiştir. hastalara 7 farklı kategoride toplamda 14 anket sorusu yöneltilmiştir. Tekil sorular komplikasyonlardan haberdarlıklarını değerlendirirken, ilişkili-ikincil sorular ise haberdarlık kaynaklarını sorgulamakta idiler. Bulgu: 300 hastanın anketi tamamladığı çalışmada, cevap oranı 90.2 idi. Ortalama yaş 53 idi. Tüm hastaların bilinçlilik düzeyi oldukça yüksekti 80.5. Görme ile ilgili komplikasyonlardaki bilinçlilik düzeyi en fazla iken nöropati ile ilgili olanlar en düşük düzeyde idi 50. Hastalar eğitim durumlarına göre kategorize edildiklerinde, eğitim durumu farkındalığı artırırken, kombine ilaç kullanımı uyumunu azalttıyor gibiydi. Hastaların komplikasyon bilinçlenmelerinde en yüksek yardımcı kaynak takip eden doktorları idi. Eğitim durumu ile bu destek daha da artmakta idi. Sonuç: Diyabete bağlı komplikasyonların bilinçlilik düzeylerinin yüksek olması, bu bilincin halen doktorlar tarafından en üst düzeyde sağlanması ve hastaların öğrenim durumlarının iyileştirilmesi ile kötü prognozla seyreden hasta sayısını azaltacaktır. Bu nedenle, diyabetle ilişkili komplikasyonlar konusunda farkındalığın arttırılması ve hastaların eğitim durumunun iyileştirilmesi, diyabet hastalarında kötü prognoz insidansını azaltmada olumlu etki yapabilir.

Makale detayları

The Crucial Role of Awareness and Education in Promoting Effective Diabetes Self-Management and Reducing the Risk of Complications

Yazarlar:

Hilal Akay Çizmecioglu | Mevlüt Hakan Göktepe | Ahmet Cizmecioglu

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Health Care Administration

Dergi:

Konuralp Medical Journal Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.353-359

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301712

pISSN:

1309-3878

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetic complications

Disease awarenessDiyabet mellitus

Diyabetik komplikasyonlar

Hastalık bilinci

Sayı

Makale detayları

The Crucial Role of Awareness and Education in Promoting Effective Diabetes Self-Management and Reducing the Risk of Complications

Yazarlar: Hilal Akay Çizmecioglu | Mevlüt Hakan Göktepe | Ahmet Cizmecioglu

Yayıncı: Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar: Health Care Administration

Dergi: Konuralp Medical Journal Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.353-359

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001301712

pISSN: 1309-3878

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetic complications

Disease awarenessDiyabet mellitus

Diyabetik komplikasyonlar

Hastalık bilinci

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Hilal Akay Çizmecioglu | Mevlüt Hakan Göktepe | Ahmet Cizmecioglu

Yayıncı:

Duzce University

Ana Başlıklar:

Health Care Administration

Dergi:

Konuralp Medical Journal Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.353-359

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301712

pISSN:

1309-3878